The 2025 Broadway Cast Recording of Chess, the cult-favorite musical set against a Cold War-era world championship match, has officially dropped on Spotify and other streaming platforms. The show returned to Broadway in New York last fall after a 37-year absence, posting box office numbers rivaling The Lion King. Now, the revival has moved offstage…
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev won his first Freestyle Friday on April 24, going undefeated to win outright with 10/11 points. The result nearly doubled his total in the Freestyle Friday Championship, moving him into fourth place on the leaderboard behind GMs Pranav Venkatesh, Oleksandr Bortnyk, and IM Renato Terry. Pranav finished second this week to jump…
GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GMs Denis Lazavik and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, with a 3-2 score in both matches, to advance to the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs Grand Final. Just by reaching the Winners Final, however, Duda has earned one of the three qualifying spots to the 2026 Esports World Cup. The following six players were eliminated in…
We all know that CAPiTA and Union go together like fine wine and aged cheese, but this time the brothers from various mothers stripped things right back to their roots and hit the road for the Sync Tour. No rules, no barriers, no parents, no bedtime… just snowboarding for snowboarding’s sake. From Washington to Tahoe,…
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Chess.com is thrilled to announce the next player to take on the world: international master and YouTube star Julien Song will face the global chess community in Julien Song vs. The World. The creator will kick off the match with the white pieces by playing the game’s first move on May 4! Play Against Julien…
GMs Magnus Carlsen, Denis Lazavik, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and Nihal Sarin are the last ones standing in the Winners Bracket of the 2026 Chess.com Open Playoffs, after winning two matches on Thursday. In the Losers Bracket, the first four players were eliminated: GMs Shant Sargsyan, Sam Sevian, Arjun Erigaisi, and world championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov. Day…
Days of Thunder is the brainchild of legendary Snowboy Productions from the USA and Swedish pro snowboarder PJ Gustafsson. A completely unique, international snowboarding event that has never been seen on Swedish soil before its inception in April 2025. Not a competition but a unique event that is built on community, creativity and having fun together regardless…
European chess fans can rejoice. IM Levy Rozman, known online as GothamChess, has confirmed he’s returning to the old continent following his sold-out first tour in 2025. From October 25 to November 10, the biggest chess YouTuber on Earth will return to Europe for his second tour! Starting in Cologne, Germany, Levy has planned stops…